SOC Analyst - DV Cleared

Salary: £60,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• Must hold current MOD Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance.
• Must be a sole UK national.
• Experience within a SOC, NOC, Major Incident Management or 24/7 Operations Centre.
• Good understanding of SOC and NOC workflows, including alert triage and escalation processes.
• Ability to interpret monitoring alerts, operational dashboards and logs at a high level.
• Strong understanding of incident severity, business impact and prioritisation.
• Proven experience coordinating multiple technical teams during live incidents.
• Excellent communication, decision-making and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to remain calm and organised in time-critical operational environments.
• Able to work full-time on-site in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a single operational view across cyber, network, service and physical security domains.
• Monitor live operational environments and assess alerts and incidents in real time.
• Perform initial triage and validation of alerts, reducing noise and ensuring accurate incident classification.
• Control incident prioritisation and escalation in line with operational procedures.
• Coordinate activities across SOC, NOC, Infrastructure and Security teams.
• Support and lead Major Incident Management activities where required.
• Maintain accurate operational logs, dashboards and reporting.
• Deliver effective shift handovers and maintain continuous situational awareness.

Technologies:

• Incident Management
• Support
• Network
• Security

More:

We are seeking an experienced SOC Analyst to join our high-profile operational environment in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, supporting critical services within a secure, live operations centre. This is a permanent position offering a salary of £65,000 plus a £10,000 annual bonus. The role combines operational leadership with technical awareness, with approximately 60% focused on operational leadership and coordination and 40% on technical awareness and incident triage. We offer a challenging and rewarding opportunity to work within a highly secure, mission-critical environment where you will play a key role in incident response and live operational control.

last updated 31 week of 2026